Chapter 13 Strange people and strange things, who is the fool?
The two of them walked out of the county government office one after another. At this time, the sky had changed colors.
The stars in the dark night are like the night pearls inlaid on the brocade robe, which is intoxicating and fascinating.
The county government office is located in the north of Yuncheng, far away from Yihongyuan in the southwest, almost half a city away.
Tie Tang was not in a hurry and walked slowly on the street, savoring his current cultivation while checking out the customs and customs of Yuncheng.
There is no curfew in Yuncheng!
In addition, the public security is good and there are many police officers who can respond quickly if there is any conflict, so the business is also developed.
Even though it was dark, the vendors, shops, restaurants, and teahouses on both sides of the street did not close. Instead, they hung red lanterns in front of their doors to attract passers-by.
About half way.
An old tea shop caught Tie Tang's attention.
There is a green willow tree in front of the door, green tiles cover the head, red bricks pave the floor, and square tables and wicker chairs in a circle are filled with people, all of whom are drinking tea and chatting.
March is the end of spring, and the climate is the coolest.
With a pinch of tea leaves, a pot of hot water, and a handful of berries, I sat leisurely in a tea shop for a night, chatting with my neighbors about the world, discussing the past and present with my close friends, and letting the spring breeze blow on my face.
How carefree is this?
Yuan Hua was not paying attention and almost bumped into Tie Tang. He was still thinking about the man in front of him... When did he break through to Yi Jin?
"Boss? Why don't we come over and sit down too?"
Tie Tang shook his head and looked under the willow tree, where a young man squatted with his head buried in deep thought.
He was thin, with disheveled hair, and his dirty gray plain robe made him look like a beggar.
But the chatting crowd around the tea shop avoided it, and no one dared to come forward.
Just because there was a long and narrow knife hanging horizontally around his waist, like a crescent moon hanging from his waist, and like a wild goose feather floating and sinking.
Qiushui Yanling Knife!
Following Tie Tang's gaze, Yuan Hua also recognized this person and couldn't help but walked over cursing.
"Why are you so lazy? I haven't seen you for several days, so I thought you quit."
The young man tilted his head and glanced at Yuan Hua, then buried his head back again.
"Do I have to report to you where I'm going? Don't get too close to me. I can't stand the smell on you."
Yuan Hua raised his right arm and smelled it, then switched to his left hand and smelled it. He didn't feel any peculiar smell, so he asked curiously: "What does my body smell like?"
The young man didn't even raise his head and said with a smile: "It tastes like flattery."
"Biqi! You..."
"Haha!"
Tie Tang was amused and laughed out loud, this kid is still so bad.
The young man was strange and had a strange name, but when he heard Tie Tang's laughter, he immediately stood up from the ground.
"Brother Tang, why are you here?"
"What are you doing squatting here? If you weren't carrying a knife, I almost didn't recognize you."
An angry Yuan Hua said bitterly: "I'm afraid I was robbed and all my belongings were taken away by others. I'm too embarrassed to go back to the county government."
The young man does look a bit embarrassed, with a gray head and a dirty face, like a little monkey squatting under the willow tree. If he didn't have the sword, I'm afraid anyone would dare to step on him.
Bi Qi ignored it and explained to Tie Tang with a serious face.
"I squatted there, thinking about what to eat at night."
"That's it?" Tie Tang was also speechless.
"A quarter of an hour ago, a very beautiful girl from a good family passed by here and said that she had lost her money bag. She asked everyone if they had seen it. I thought she was pitiful..."
Before Bi Qi finished speaking, he was interrupted by Yuan Hua.
"You wouldn't have given her any money, would you? This sounds like a scam, but you're still a police officer, so you can't even tell?
It has completely disgraced our county government’s reputation as a police chief, and Yuan is ashamed to be associated with you.”
Bi Qi didn't refute, looked at Yuan Hua like a fool, and waited quietly for him to finish.
"Then what?" Tie Tang was a little curious. The Biqi he remembered was not like this.
"At that time, I saw her crying. She asked many people but she didn't respond. It was very pitiful, so I stepped forward to comfort her for a while.
Maybe she saw that I seemed like a talkative person, so she boldly asked me to borrow two taels of silver for payment, saying that she would definitely get it back when she returned to You County."
"So you gave it to her?" Yuan Hua's face was full of sarcasm.
Bi Qi nodded: "Give it!"
"What a fool!" Yuan Hua seizes the time to output, there are really not many opportunities to bully this guy.
Tie Tang smiled slightly, as if he knew the answer, patted Biqi on the shoulder, then turned around and said.
"You, you, why did you bully a weak woman? When someone comes from You County, remember to return it to her."
Bi Qi's eyes lit up instantly, and he seemed to be a different person. He jumped around Tie Tang and asked with a smile: "Brother Tang, how can you tell? I acted very well, and I didn't mean it at all."
Lies."
Yuan Hua was stunned on the spot, unable to understand what was happening. When he looked up, he saw that Tie Tang and his wife had already walked away, so he quickly stepped up to follow them.
"What's going on? Boss, what are you doing with this guy?"
"Dang Dang Dang, the mystery is revealed!"
Like a child who has found his most beloved treasure, Bi Qi took out a money bag with dragons and embroidered phoenixes from his arms, pinched the mouth of the bag with his fingers, and waved it back and forth in front of Yuan Hua's eyes.
"This...this...what is this?" Yuan Hua was stunned.
The purse is made of extremely fine red and is made of high-quality brocade, so it is obviously not owned by ordinary people.
"I picked up the money bag that the woman lost. There were twenty taels of silver in it.
I gave her twenty taels and earned eighteen taels. I was worried about which restaurant to go to for a good meal at night."
"Is this okay?" Yuan Hua looked at the sky and was speechless. It was obviously a common trick and it didn't work on this kid. He just made a fortune.
Twenty taels of silver is quite a lot. Yuan Hua’s monthly salary is only eight taels of silver.
"Brother Tang, I planned to lie to you once, but why didn't you fall for it? It cost me a long time and I lied to a fool."
Bi Qi looked unhappy, and Yuan Hua felt itchy with hatred.
"Don't take advantage of me. I'm a girl, but you come from You County. You have the nerve to bully me."
Tie Tang did not explain. In fact, several cases had flashed through his mind. Combined with Bi Qi's cunning and eccentric temperament, which refused to suffer losses, it was not difficult to figure out the reason.
This kind of deception in the past life... was too much.
"I didn't steal it, I really picked it up from the ground.
I picked up a treasure on the ground and asked heaven and earth if I could get it.
If it weren't for her pitiful tightness, I originally planned to only give one or two, but then I gave her an extra pair!"
Tie Tang was angry, but he didn't pursue it any further. It was all a trivial matter. The worst thing he could do was wait until the woman sent someone over to return the purse.
He straightened his face and stopped laughing: "How did things go? Did you find anything?"
When it came to business, Bi Qi stopped joking, glanced at Yuan Hua who walked away voluntarily, and approached Tie Tang to whisper.
"It has been too long, the spring rains continued continuously in March, and there were many jackals, tigers and leopards in the Sifang Mountains, and there were not many traces of the original traces.
The specifics...we’ll talk about it when we get back to the county office.”
There were so many people talking on the street that it really wasn't the place to talk. Tie Tang just wanted to make sure. Now that he knew what he was talking about, he didn't ask any more questions.
Bi Qi was one of Tie Tang's predecessor's confidants.
Unlike Yuan Hua, he is someone Tie Tang truly trusts, which is something his predecessor firmly believed in.
Biqi, who was only sixteen years old, was also an orphan. He and Tietang had known each other since they were young, but at that time they were only casual acquaintances.
Later, he was unjustly imprisoned. He was powerless and had no one to help him, and he was almost forced to a dead end.
At this moment, Tie Tang appeared, saw the flaw at a glance, concluded that Biqi was not the real murderer, and forcibly reversed his case.
Although Tie Tang was not the chief catcher at that time, his reputation was already evident, and all the catchers were convinced.
Of course, there is no need to go into details later. With Tie Tang's methods, it was easy to solve the case and save Biqi's life.
Bi Qi, who had been imprisoned for half a year, had no relatives, and an accident had depleted his fortune. Tie Tang simply recommended him as a catcher to give him a job to make a living.
When he was promoted to chief catcher, Biqi was promoted to catcher.
The police officers are part of the imperial staff. Even though they are outsiders, they are not in the rank and cannot be placed at will.
But as the chief arrester of a county, Tie Tang still has this power.
No one at the county government level cares about it. The county magistrate doesn’t speak and the county magistrate doesn’t say anything. Who dares to confront the chief arrester?
After a series of actions, Biqi not only swears loyalty to the death, but he will never betray easily. He is a completely trustworthy person.
He did not appear in Yuncheng during this period, but went out to inquire about other matters for Tie Tang.
"Brother Tang, where are you going?"
"Yihongyuan!"
Bi Qi's eyes widened and he stared blankly at Tie Tang. He was speechless for a while. He was not acting well this time.